Ponemon Cost of a Data Breach 2011

Symantec and The Ponemon Institute proudly present the 2011 Cost of a Data Breach Reports, the seventh annual analysis of data breach incidents for companies around the globe. The reports take into account a wide range of direct business costs including forensic experts, outsourcing hotline support and indirect costs such as in-house investigations and communication. Companies analyzed were from 14 different industries including finance, retail, healthcare, services, education, technology, manufacturing, research, transportation, consumer, hotels and leisure, media, pharmaceutical and communications. Reports for the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, India, and Japan will be followed by a global wrap up report.